The Intersection: Day of the Dove
“And so we drift in space… with only hatred and bloodshed aboard.” —Captain Kirk, “Day of the Dove,” Star Trek 1968 2017 has been a hard year to be a writer and not only because the Trump administration has been doing its best to remove all options for affordable, effective healthcare—something that freelancers depend upon entirely (and all professional fiction writers are, in fact, freelancers)—but also because with horrific event after horrific threat (Hello, North Korea), fiction writing begins to feel superfluous. Worse, if you’re like me and you enjoy writing stories about people trying to be their best selves in extreme situations like war, then you start to wonder if you’re contributing to the problem. They’ve been daunting, these thoughts. The only ray of light is the knowledge that I’m not the only one. In any case, I needed to stop thinking about the shooting in Las Vegas for a while. Star Trek, particularly original Trek, is comfort viewing. Interestingly enough, the episode I happened upon was one of the particularly fitting ones. It’s titled Day of the Dove.
154. Violence in Genre Fiction w/ Brad Beaulieu & Stephanie Saulter
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode154ViolenceInGenreFictionWBradBeaulieuAndStephanieSaulter/SandF%20–%20Episode%20154%20–%20Violence%20in%20Genre%20Fiction%20w%20Brad%20Beaulieu%20and%20Stephanie%20Saulter.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSViolence, consequences, and the world of genre, oh my! Authors Brad Beaulieu and Stephanie Saulter join us to discuss how genre writers handle violence. The episode was inspired by Adam Callaway’s post on fantasy. We cover everything from writing about violence, sexual violence, horror violence, and much more! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 154 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:04:07) “Has Fantasy Forgotten the Consequences of Violence?” by Adam Callaway Brad’s Website Brad’s Twitter Stephanie’s Website Stephanie’s Twitter “Stuffed in the Fridge” at Television Tropes & Idioms Seanan McGuire’s Post (read with care) Speculate Podcast Check out their books! They’re awesome! You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible. Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone. Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
